Main Entry: witch ha·zel
Pronunciation: wich-h-zl
Function: noun
Etymology: from witch, an old name for any of several trees with branches that bend easily, from Old English wice (same meaning)1: any of a genus of shrubs or small trees that produce usually yellow flowers with very thin petals in late fall or early spring; especially: one of eastern North America that blooms in the fall2: a soothing alcoholic lotion made from the bark of the witch hazel